John Legend

Hip hop is usually a bunch of guys talking to a bunch of guys, in my experience. It's homosocial, not homosexual, in that it's almost always all one gender in a room where it's being created. That locker-room environment has an impact on the language. I think the music suffers 'cause it allows an almost cartoonish level of misogyny.

American Musician

Irvine Welsh

We want to feel hyper-alive, and it's like, the more cartoonish and grotesque the level we can operate at, the better. It's like the world we live in has become quite safe in a lot of ways, and it has become harder to genuinely transgress. But the desire to transgress is a real feeling.

Scottish Novelist

Ursula Burns

CEOs resign when the internal dynamics of the company and the external dynamics of the company actually come together to say it is appropriate. When the internal dynamics ask you whether you have a replacement. I think the transition from CEOships have also become cartoonish.

American Businesswoman

Guy Ritchie

They're all based on factual characters. Well, a good amount of them. That's why I was attracted to this genre anyways, because these characters are so large and cartoonish, they're like caricatures, I just felt that there had to be a film made about them.

British Director

Eugene Levy

This was more of a cartoonish thing for me and it kind of took me back to SCTV, in a way, where the characters are just a little broader and you can have that kind of fun going a little over the edge.

Canadian Actor

Paul F. Tompkins

Puppets can get away with saying things that human beings can't. Because they are cartoonish just to look at, they're not real, you can assign them insane things to feel and vocalize.

American Comedian

David Nutter

I want to make something like 'Arrow' and 'Flash' relatable and understandable and not make it cartoonish.

Dylan Lauren

I'll offset neutral shades with bright colors. It helps me stand out without looking cartoonish.

Doja Cat

We need people who are open to doing something with theme, something with a cartoonish twist.

Henry Mancini

Oh, I'd been writing cartoonish music pretty much all along.

American Composer

Used for behaviors that seem exaggerated like a cartoon character's, not typical in real life.

Character Behavior

Can imply that someone or something is trying too hard to be funny or appealing, often failing to be serious or credible.

Negative Connotation

Can be used to vividly describe something that looks like it's out of a cartoon, especially in vivid colors and shapes.

Visual Imagery

Indicates a stripped-down version of reality, focusing on key elements with less detail.

Simplification

Often used to signal a less serious or more humorous approach to a topic.

Lighthearted Tone

Making complex subjects easier to understand, especially for children or those new to a topic.

Enhanced Accessibility

Invokes a sense of fun, often used to inject humor or keep things light-hearted in conversation.

Humor and Playfulness

Not appropriate for formal or serious contexts where it might seem disrespectful or trivializing.

Avoid Using Formally

Might suggest that something or someone is not to be taken seriously or is childish.

Indicates Immaturity

 And I love this work, because I did these cartoonish clouds over Manhattan for a period of two months. And it was quite wonderful, because I had an interest -- an early interest -- in theater, that's justified on this thing. In theater, you have the character and the actor in the same place,

Cartoonish